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Afferent, Headache and Migraine Glossary

by Teri Robert
for About.com

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Definition: Transporting toward a center, When speaking of nerves, a sensory nerve that carries impulses toward the central nervous system.
Common Misspellings: afferant, aferent, aferant
Examples: The mechanism by which Botox affects head pain and other pain may be an effect on nociceptive sensory afferent or non-cholinergic fibers.

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